Access to HE Diploma (Health Professionals) - Evenings

Course overview

The Access to Health Professionals Diploma is a Level 3 qualification designed to give students a direct progression route into allied health and care degrees including all four nursing pathways, paramedic science, occupational therapy, midwifery, physiotherapy, psychology, dental nursing, veterinary nursing, radiography, health studies or a HNC in Health and Social Care.

While studying on the course, you will learn Biology, Health Studies, Psychology and Study Skills. Each subject is broken down into a number of graded units over the length of the course, towards the end of each unit you will produce an assignment to evidence what you have learnt. Our supportive teachers will use a variety of methods to help you achieve and learn independently within some units.


The course will be delivered through a combination of face to face and some online learning. You will be expected to attend taught lessons on two evenings each week with the online elements completed independantly at a time that suits each learner.

Initially all successful applicants will be invited to a two part taster session to learn more about which careers an Access to HE course can lead to. Following this you will attend one return to learn day where you will get an introduction to the teaching staff, content of the course, be taught some introductory sessions from the modules you will study, initial assessments, along with advise on how to start to formulate your personal statements.

What else do I need to know?

A student loan may be applied for in order to cover the full cost of the course. On successful completion of the Access to HE Diploma and successful completion of a degree level course at university, this initial student loan will be wiped out! Therefore you are having the course for FREE! Please note there may be additional costs for books, materials or other expenses.